Junagadh: The demand to change the name of the over-120-year-old Bahauddin College has resurfaced. Local MLA Sanjay Koradia has requested the state government to change the name of the college to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel College. Just a few days ago, Mahant Maheshgiri Bapu had also raised the same demand. Speaking to the media, MLA Sanjay Koradia said, "This college should be named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, especially because Patel, the former Home Minister and Iron Man of the country, ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has sanctioned Rs 253.94 crore for multiple development works in 14 towns and one metropolis with the objective of increasing the ease of living by increasing the well-being of the citizens living in the towns and cities of the state from Swarnim Jayanthi Chief Minister's Urban Development Scheme. To turn the challenges of urbanization intensified due to the growing business and industries as a result of Gujarat's world-class development, the curren...Read More

Junagadh: Girnar Nature Safari is closed to visitors from 11 to 15 November due to the ongoing Girnar Lili Parikrama, which is set to begin on 12 November. Visitors have already started the parikrama two days before the official opening. Girnar Nature Safari will remain closed to prevent disturbances to the wildlife, including lions and leopards, that live in the area. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: On the occasion of World Gujarati Language Day, which falls on August 24 and marks the birthday of Shri Narmad, the Gujarat government announced the establishment of the Bhakt Kavi Narsinh Mehta International Research Center. This center will aim to safeguard the valuable manuscripts and literary works of medieval Gujarati poets. With an investment of ₹15 crore, the research center will be constructed on a five-acre plot within the Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University campus in...Read More

Junagadh: At 6 o'clock this evening in Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC), the term of the elected wing will be over and the administrator's rule will be implemented in the city from next morning. Office bearers, including mayor, deputy mayor, and chairman of the standing committee, will vacate their offices. Junagadh city was ruled by the BJP from 2019 to 2024. BJP won a clear majority with 55 out of a total 60 seats. During this five-year reign, a total grant of Rs. 1560 crores was ...Read More

Junagadh: The Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today laid the foundation stone and inaugurated 91 development projects worth Rs. 397 crores in Junagadh via video conferencing. Addressing the event, the Chief Minister stated that recently, cheques totaling Rs. 2,111 crores were distributed among the municipal corporations and municipalities of the state for infrastructural development works, of which Rs. 34.40 crores have been allocated to the Junagadh Municipal Corporation. He emphas...Read More

Junagadh: Two brothers were booked by police for the accidental death of a youth due to the electric shock of the Zatka machine on their farm. Accused Bhanji Lakha Dangodara and Shanti Lakha Dangodara are two brothers who own a farm in Juna Ugla village of Gir Gadhda taluka. They had installed a Zatka machine in their farm that passed electric current in the wired fancing of the farm to prevent damage to their crops from vermins such as pigs, nilgais, and bluebulls. Victim Kanubhai Solanki...Read More

Rajkot: Gates of several small dams in Saurashtra region of Gujarat had to be opened due to heavy inflow from upstream area due to rainfall.  Some ungated small dams also witnessed discharge of surplus water to downstream. Two gates of Fulzar dam in Jamnagar were opened today morning. 4 gates of Umiyasagar dam were also opened for 2415  cusecs discharge. In Porbandar district, Sorthi dam was 100 percent full. This dam is ungated and therefore surplus water flows to downstream on its own....Read More